India March 2025: Hyundai Creta #1, new Kylaq pushes Skoda to record high
The Skoda Kylaq shifted 5,327 units in March.
New car wholesales in India jump 4.5% year-on-year in March to 385,842 units, a new record for the month. It’s the fifth consecutive year the March record is broken. Q1 volumes are up 2.9% to an all time high 1,168,071. Maruti Suzuki (-1.3%) is stable but sees its market share drop to 39.1% vs. 41.5% so far this year. Hyundai (-2.2%) also underperforms but is back up to its traditional 2nd place with 13.4% share. Just 200 units below is Tata (+3%) also up one spot on February while Mahindra (+18.3%) is down two to #4 but still manages an excellent year-on-year growth. Kia (+19.2%), MG (+18.4%) and Toyota (+13%) also impress but the performer of the month is Skoda (+164.9%) breaking its all time monthly volume record at 7,422 and its ranking record at #7. This is solely due to the new Kylaq accounting for 72% of the brand’s sales for the month.
The Hyundai Creta (+9.7%) takes the models pole position for the 4th time ever after May 2020, May 2021 and July 2024, delivering its 2nd highest monthly volume. It was a very close finish in the models charts with just 1,693 sales separating the 1st-placed with the 7th. The Maruti Suzuki Swift (+12.8%) and Tata Punch (+1%) round out the podium ahead of the Maruti Suzuki Wagon R (+4.9%), Ertiga (+12.9%) and Vitara Brezza (+13.2%). The Mahindra XUV300/3X0 (+240.5%), Thar (+47.7%) and Tata Tiago (+24.5%) impress below.
Previous month: India February 2025: Maruti Suzuki Fronx storms into top spot, Mahindra up to record #2
One year ago: India March 2024: Tata Punch best-seller for the first time
Full March 2025 Top 14 All locally made brands and Top 91 All models below.
India March 2025 – brands:
| Pos | Brand | Mar-25 | % | /24 | Feb | 2025 | % | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Maruti Suzuki | 150,743 | 39.1% | – 1.3% | 1 | 485,133 | 41.5% | + 1.1% | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Hyundai | 51,820 | 13.4% | – 2.2% | 3 | 153,550 | 13.1% | – 4.2% | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Tata | 51,616 | 13.4% | + 3.0% | 4 | 146,128 | 12.5% | – 5.7% | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Mahindra | 48,048 | 12.5% | + 18.3% | 2 | 149,127 | 12.8% | + 18.3% | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | Toyota | 28,373 | 7.4% | + 13.0% | 5 | 80,965 | 6.9% | + 13.1% | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Kia | 25,507 | 6.6% | + 19.2% | 6 | 75,558 | 6.5% | + 15.6% | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Skoda | 7,422 | 1.9% | + 164.9% | 8 | 17,138 | 1.5% | + 130.6% | 8 | 11 |
| 8 | Honda | 7,228 | 1.9% | + 2.2% | 7 | 18,947 | 1.6% | – 17.2% | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | MG | 5,501 | 1.4% | + 18.4% | 9 | 13,958 | 1.2% | + 7.3% | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | Volkswagen | 3,538 | 0.9% | + 0.3% | 10 | 9,992 | 0.9% | + 1.8% | 10 | 9 |
| 11 | Renault | 2,846 | 0.7% | – 32.6% | 11 | 8,302 | 0.7% | – 31.6% | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Nissan | 2,499 | 0.6% | – 7.5% | 12 | 7,231 | 0.6% | – 13.1% | 12 | 12 |
| 13 | Citroen | 407 | 0.1% | – 59.5% | 14 | 1,145 | 0.1% | – 44.9% | 13 | 13 |
| 14 | Jeep | 294 | 0.1% | – 30.8% | 13 | 897 | 0.1% | – 22.1% | 14 | 14 |
India March 2025 – models:
| Pos | Model | Mar-25 | /24 | Feb | 2025 | /24 | Pos | FY24 |
| 1 | Hyundai Creta | 18,059 | + 9.7% | 3 | 52,898 | + 17.7% | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Maruti Suzuki Swift | 17,746 | + 12.8% | 4 | 51,096 | + 15.4% | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Tata Punch | 17,714 | + 1.0% | 10 | 48,504 | – 10.1% | 5 | 1 |
| 4 | Maruti Suzuki Wagon R | 17,175 | + 4.9% | 2 | 61,132 | + 14.2% | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | Maruti Suzuki Ertiga | 16,804 | + 12.9% | 8 | 45,920 | + 2.0% | 9 | 3 |
| 6 | Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza | 16,546 | + 13.2% | 6 | 46,685 | + 2.2% | 8 | 4 |
| 7 | Tata Nexon | 16,366 | + 16.4% | 7 | 47,112 | + 3.2% | 7 | 10 |
| 8 | Maruti Suzuki DZire | 15,460 | – 2.7% | 9 | 45,537 | – 6.1% | 10 | 8 |
| 9 | Mahindra Scorpio | 13,913 | – 8.2% | 11 | 42,973 | – 3.4% | 11 | 9 |
| 10 | Maruti Suzuki Fronx | 13,669 | + 9.1% | 1 | 50,322 | + 24.7% | 4 | 11 |
| 11 | Maruti Suzuki Baleno | 12,357 | – 20.7% | 5 | 47,802 | – 9.4% | 6 | 7 |
| 12 | Hyundai Venue | 10,441 | + 8.6% | 14 | 31,672 | + 4.3% | 14 | 14 |
| 13 | Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara | 10,418 | – 7.2% | 13 | 36,871 | + 3.4% | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | Maruti Suzuki Eeco | 10,409 | – 13.4% | 12 | 33,152 | – 8.4% | 13 | 12 |
| 15 | Maruti Suzuki Alto | 9,867 | + 5.7% | 17 | 29,760 | – 11.0% | 15 | 17 |
| 16 | Toyota Innova + Hycross | 9,856 | – 0.4% | 18 | 28,085 | + 1.1% | 16 | 15 |
| 17 | Mahindra Thar | 8,936 | + 47.7% | 15 | 25,741 | + 43.6% | 17 | 22 |
| 18 | Mahindra Bolero | 8,031 | – 22.4% | 16 | 25,403 | – 16.5% | 18 | 18 |
| 19 | Tata Tiago | 7,946 | + 24.5% | 22 | 21,707 | + 9.6% | 22 | 24 |
| 20 | Kia Sonet | 7,705 | – 11.9% | 20 | 22,497 | – 23.4% | 21 | 16 |
| 21 | Mahindra XUV300/3X0 | 7,055 | + 240.5% | 19 | 23,370 | + 110.4% | 19 | 20 |
| 22 | Mahindra XUV700 | 6,851 | + 3.6% | 21 | 22,718 | + 11.6% | 20 | 19 |
| 23 | Kia Seltos | 6,525 | – 17.5% | 23 | 19,441 | – 5.5% | 23 | 23 |
| 24 | Hyundai Exter | 5,901 | – 30.4% | 25 | 17,330 | – 28.6% | 24 | 21 |
| 25 | Kia Carens | 5,512 | + 16.4% | 26 | 16,352 | + 6.1% | 25 | 26 |
| 26 | Skoda Kylaq | 5,327 | new | 32 | 10,205 | new | 34 | – |
| 27 | Toyota Hyryder | 5,286 | – 11.4% | 30 | 14,541 | – 15.0% | 29 | 27 |
| 28 | Hyundai Aura (Xcent) | 5,074 | + 3.9% | 28 | 15,259 | – 1.2% | 27 | 29 |
| 29 | Kia Syros | 5,015 | new | 24 | 15,986 | new | 26 | – |
| 30 | Hyundai Grand i10 | 4,990 | – 0.9% | 27 | 15,241 | – 9.5% | 28 | 25 |
| 31 | Hyundai Elite i20 | 4,452 | – 13.6% | 33 | 12,820 | – 26.2% | 30 | 28 |
| 32 | Tata Curvv | 3,785 | new | 35 | 10,355 | new | 33 | 40 |
| 33 | MG Windsor | 3,641 | new | 38 | 9,349 | new | 38 | 58 |
| 34 | Honda Amaze | 3,583 | + 33.8% | 36 | 10,437 | + 23.9% | 32 | 35 |
| 35 | Toyota Glanza | 3,501 | – 18.9% | 29 | 11,552 | – 8.6% | 31 | 30 |
| 36 | Toyota Taisor | 3,468 | new | 34 | 9,542 | new | 35 | 42 |
| 37 | Toyota Fortuner | 3,392 | – 6.3% | 37 | 9,417 | – 7.9% | 36 | 34 |
| 38 | Maruti Suzuki XL6 | 3,105 | – 31.1% | 43 | 9,386 | – 27.6% | 37 | 32 |
| 39 | Nissan Magnite | 2,484 | – 8.0% | 40 | 7,216 | – 13.3% | 41 | 36 |
| 40 | Honda Elevate | 2,475 | – 24.5% | 50 | 5,712 | – 48.3% | 44 | 37 |
| 41 | Maruti Suzuki Celerio | 2,268 | – 34.8% | 31 | 8,448 | – 26.3% | 39 | 33 |
| 42 | Mahindra XEV 9e | 2,080 | new | 41 | 5,422 | new | 46 | – |
| 43 | VW Virtus | 1,947 | + 5.4% | 44 | 5,579 | + 4.1% | 45 | 47 |
| 44 | Maruti Suzuki Ignis | 1,900 | – 31.9% | 39 | 8,074 | + 7.7% | 40 | 38 |
| 45 | Toyota Rumion | 1,793 | + 160.6% | 42 | 5,836 | + 183.7% | 43 | 52 |
| 46 | Maruti Suzuki S-Presso | 1,788 | – 28.4% | 45 | 6,368 | – 29.3% | 42 | 39 |
| 47 | Tata Altroz | 1,658 | – 72.3% | 46 | 5,295 | – 65.8% | 47 | 31 |
| 48 | VW Taigun | 1,590 | + 0.1% | 52 | 4,409 | + 6.3% | 51 | 45 |
| 49 | Renault Triber | 1,552 | – 30.9% | 49 | 4,553 | – 31.8% | 48 | 44 |
| 50 | Tata Tigor | 1,467 | – 27.3% | 48 | 4,501 | – 14.6% | 50 | 50 |
| 51 | Hyundai Alcazar | 1,431 | + 0.8% | 53 | 4,005 | – 11.7% | 54 | 48 |
| 52 | Tata Safari | 1,415 | – 31.4% | 47 | 4,525 | – 40.5% | 49 | 41 |
| 53 | Hyundai Verna | 1,364 | – 20.5% | 54 | 4,048 | – 27.3% | 53 | 51 |
| 54 | Tata Harrier | 1,265 | – 38.4% | 51 | 4,129 | – 43.0% | 52 | 43 |
| 55 | Skoda Slavia | 1,185 | – 12.7% | 58 | 3,596 | – 0.9% | 55 | 53 |
| 56 | Honda City | 1,170 | + 4.8% | 59 | 2,798 | – 18.3% | 57 | 55 |
| 57 | Mahindra BE 6 | 934 | new | 57 | 2,625 | new | 58 | – |
| 58 | Skoda Kushaq | 897 | – 30.6% | 56 | 3,303 | – 6.0% | 56 | 49 |
| 59 | MG ZS EV | 856 | + 78.0% | 63 | 1,520 | + 4.0% | 62 | 63 |
| 60 | Renault Kiger | 762 | – 27.4% | 62 | 1,950 | – 31.5% | 60 | 56 |
| 61 | Maruti Suzuki Ciaz | 676 | + 14.6% | 55 | 2,541 | + 77.2% | 59 | 62 |
| 62 | MG Hector | 547 | – 71.0% | 61 | 1,511 | – 72.7% | 63 | 46 |
| 63 | Renault Kwid | 532 | – 42.7% | 60 | 1,799 | – 31.1% | 61 | 60 |
| 64 | Toyota Hilux | 528 | + 48.3% | 69 | 1,015 | + 14.0% | 65 | 67 |
| 65 | Kia EV6 | 520 | + 51900.0% | – | 520 | + 25900.0% | 72 | 80 |
| 66 | Toyota Vellfire | 346 | + 810.5% | 81 | 368 | + 135.9% | 76 | 77 |
| 67 | Maruti Suzuki Invicto | 294 | – 15.5% | 65 | 1,230 | + 1.7% | 64 | 64 |
| 68 | Maruti Suzuki Jimny | 261 | – 17.9% | 64 | 809 | + 0.7% | 67 | 59 |
| 69 | Mahindra XUV400 | 238 | – 32.0% | 66 | 848 | – 48.8% | 66 | 61 |
| 70 | Kia Carnival | 230 | new | 70 | 762 | new | 68 | 78 |
| 71 | Toyota Camry | 203 | – 12.5% | 71 | 609 | – 19.2% | 71 | 69 |
| 72 | MG Astor | 184 | – 85.6% | 68 | 638 | – 80.5% | 69 | 57 |
| 73 | MG Comet | 173 | – 80.2% | 67 | 637 | – 72.3% | 70 | 54 |
| 74 | Jeep Compass | 142 | – 56.8% | 73 | 435 | – 46.9% | 74 | 66 |
| 75 | Citroen C3 | 120 | – 54.7% | 74 | 472 | – 33.5% | 73 | 68 |
| 76 | Citroen E C3 | 118 | – 77.7% | 76 | 255 | – 68.0% | 78 | 72 |
| 77 | Jeep Meridian | 112 | + 16.7% | 72 | 382 | + 14.7% | 75 | 76 |
| 78 | MG Gloster | 100 | – 23.7% | 75 | 303 | – 30.8% | 77 | 71 |
| 79 | Citroen Basalt | 100 | new | 79 | 198 | new | 81 | 75 |
| 80 | Hyundai Tucson | 89 | – 19.1% | 77 | 226 | – 49.8% | 79 | 73 |
| 81 | Citroen C3 Aircross | 69 | – 67.3% | 78 | 219 | – 61.5% | 80 | 74 |
| 82 | Jeep Wrangler | 32 | n/a | 80 | 60 | n/a | 82 | – |
| 83 | Hyundai Ioniq 5 | 19 | – 70.8% | 83 | 51 | – 77.4% | 83 | 79 |
| 84 | Kia EV9 | 18 | new | – | 19 | new | 87 | – |
| 85 | Nissan X-Trail | 15 | new | – | 15 | new | 88 | 84 |
| 86 | Skoda Kodiaq | 13 | – 90.4% | 85 | 33 | – 88.1% | 84 | 70 |
| 87 | Mahindra Marazzo | 10 | – 80.4% | 82 | 27 | – 79.9% | 85 | 81 |
| 88 | Jeep Grand Cherokee | 8 | n/a | 84 | 20 | n/a | 86 | – |
| 89 | VW Tiguan | 1 | – 98.9% | 86 | 4 | – 98.7% | 89 | 65 |
| 90 | Citroen C5 Aircross | 0 | #DIV/0! | 87 | 1 | + 0.0% | 90 | 85 |
| 91 | Skoda Superb | 0 | – 100.0% | 88 | 1 | – 93.3% | 91 | 83 |
Source: Manufacturers
